Whales at play

Amazing images of two humpback whales at play with dolphins off Bondi Beach. Pictures by Jonas Liebschner and are courtesy of www.whalewatchingsydney.com.au. Follow us at http://twitter.com/photosSMH. Photo: Jonas Liebschner / www.whalewatchingsydney.com.au

"Then there will be 22,000 coming back, as there will be newborn calves," Mr Liebschner said.

Sydney's temperature reached 24.2 degrees on Saturday and a similar day is forecast for Sunday, extending the run of days above 22 degrees to a record-matching nine for this late in the autumn.

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting most of the coming week will have daily maximums of 24-25 degrees, stretching the run of unusual warmth to at least 15 days.